This map shows the approximate epicenter of a 2.1-magnitude earthquake reported on Sunday morning in Rockaway Borough at 11:54 a.m. Source: United States Geological Survey http://earthquake.usgs.gov

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All was going well at a baptism at the Rockaway Assembly of God Church on East Main Street Sunday morning - until an earthquake hit the downtown area at 11:54 a.m.

"There was a huge explosive sound. We didn't have any movement. It was just very loud and very powerful," said Allie Petrillo, who was in attendance. "The epicenter was on Halsey Avenue, which is literally around the block."

Members of the congregation recalled a similar explosion that presaged a fire that burned their church to the ground in March three years ago, according to Petrillo. ...